Got one in an estate a while back and can't figure out the maker. High quality, hidden hinges and all. Instructions are pretty generic with no name of them. Who knows more about these than I do (EVERYBODY) these days? I can't find a mark, but there does seem to be a stamp of "PMA" inside the hidden hinge area. Instructions are titled "Miracle Mirror", if that helps.

Steve

I'm thinking it's Owen, but the only Owen price list I have is old. What's a current price of a new one?

Steve

Here's on for $20 but it looks awful, https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic/......r-magic/ If you have the all wooden one with real knitting needles, I would think a fair price would be around, $75.

Mine was verified original Owen. Sold for way more than $75.

Does this effect really fry lay people?

I KNOW that if "fries" kids!

With the proper patter, it sells to adults.

I always thought Doug Henning's presentation was excellent.

Is the best version of this effect made by Mikame or is there a better alternative?

Owens Magic prints their instructions on their letterhead paper.

Steve Thomas, can you actually describe the prop you are asking for help with, or post a picture. You did not describe the frame at all. Some are natural wood, and exotic wood. Some are laminated wood. Some are painted black, blue, red. Some have metallic stickers on them.

Tannen's was the only seller of this effect, until Doug Henning presented it on national television. No other magic dealer or manufacturer made or sold any other model up until the television airing.

Unfortunately, I never seen what Tannen's was selling, but if your instructions were just mimeographed sheet, the it is most likely from Tannen's.

The absolute best flexible mirror was made by Wellington Enterprises. That's the one Doug Henning used in his TV special the late 1970's. I have a Wellington and an Owen and there is no comparison. The Wellington will fool those who know the method. There are two things that make the Wellington great. First, the bag has to be stretched to get the mirror to fit inside (it is made of an expandable knit fabric). The bag fits the mirror like the skin on a grape, unlike the Owen where the bag is twice the size of the mirror. Second, when you bend the mirror, it bends right in the center, not off to one side like the Owen.